As residents between Blue Point and West Sayville await the arrival of Nemo, supposedly the first blizzard of 2013 (and hopefully only), Patch took a slow ride around town and down by the shore to see the sights.
Cold sleeting rain pelted Foster Avenue docks where just a few hardy gulls swirled looking for food.
Beach homes just east of Foster Avenue docks are still littered with remnants and debris from October's super storm Sandy.
The bay, eerily, seemed extraordinarly calm.
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